PharmPK Discussion - Pharmacokinetics software for classroom use

On 24 Sep 2002 at 11:33:04, Dr Fatemeh Akhlaghi (fatemeh.-a-.uri.edu) sent the message

Dear All

I am interested to hear from the members of this discussion group aboutsuitable softwares for teaching clinical pharmacokinetics . Inparticular, I am interested in software for aminoglycoside andphenytoin monitoring for use in PC or Palm Pilots. The group ofstudents in question is a 5th year PharmD class with sufficientcoursework in applied pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoringand are able to calculate pharmacokinetics parameters by calculator.

I believe that Winnonlin(Pharsight sells it) would be a good candidatefor individual PK/PD modeling and also for non compartmental Analysis.It is user-friendly and works pretty well when the data are rich (manydata per individual). If you are interested in using software forPopulation PK, to tell you the truth, I don't know if there is one easysoftware you can use that is at the same time user-friendly and robust.My personal experience with Population PK is not too exciting. Morecrashes and frustration than with any other software I used so far. Iam working with my colleague Bob Bauer to provide both an user-friendlyas well as a robust tool that would be available for the Population PKscientific community.SincerelySerge GuzyHead of PharmacometricsXoma

On 28 Sep 2002 at 20:48:18, "David S. Farrier" (DFarrier.aaa.SummitPK.com) sent the message

Dear Fatimeh,

At www.SummitPK.com you will find details and a demo of PK Solutions,an easy to use, Excel-based software program with comprehensivecoverage of noncompartmental and simple model pharmacokinetics. Theprogram has had a wide appeal as an adjunct to classroom teaching aswell as a practical tool for research. You are invited to take a lookas well as download a free listing of some 75 pharmacokinetic equationsand their meanings.

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